MaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Aslan: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Aslan is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “lion”.

Say it: ahs-lahn

About the name Aslan

Meaning: lion
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Old Turkic arslan.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: ahs-lahn

How to pronounce Aslan

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingahs-lahn is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Aslan

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Aslan sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Aslan with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Aslan'a, Aslan'ın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Aslan is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Aslan'da, Aslan'ı.

Because Aslan ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Aslan'ı, Aslan'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Aslan
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Aslan'ı	Aslan'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Aslan?
Dative (to)	Aslan'a	Aslan'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Aslan.
Locative (at / with)	Aslan'da	Anahtarlar Aslan'da. Aslan has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Aslan.)
Ablative (from)	Aslan'dan	Aslan'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Aslan.
Genitive (’s)	Aslan'ın	Bu Aslan'ın çantası. This is Aslan’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Aslan'la	Dün Aslan'la konuştum. I talked with Aslan yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Aslan mean?

Aslan is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “lion”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Old Turkic arslan.

How do you pronounce Aslan?

Say it roughly as “ahs-lahn”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Aslan in Turkish?

Because Aslan is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Aslan'a (to Aslan), Aslan'ın (Aslan’s), Aslan'da (at Aslan’s) and Aslan'la (with Aslan).